HOW IT WORKS

Register now for the Black Enterprise Small Business University powered by Dell! Through eight weeks of video courses, created exclusively for entrepreneurs, our star instructors give you insider advice on establishing your brand, marketing your business, financing and investing, managing your team, upgrading your technology, finding balance and more.

But that’s not all! The more you participate in “class,” the better chance you have of gaining points. And what do points mean? Prizes!

Join the conversation on social media and share the video courses with friends for your chance to win more than $50,000 in prizes for your business—including the chance to win a small business makeover from Dell and a feature in Black Enterprise magazine.

Here’s how it works!

Step 1: Go to www.blackenterprise.com/sbu and register anytime during the 8-week program to earn 350 points.

Step 2: Classes start on Monday, April 30^th, and each week a different topic is discussed (see Courses). At 8AM on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays a new course will post. Go to www.blackenterprise.com/sbu to watch the video courses in their entirety and earn 350 points.

Step 3: Every Thursday from Noon – 1pm, one of our experts will be on-hand to answers your questions. submit your first question here to earn another 50 points.

EXTRA CREDIT!

Check out more ways that you can earn points and prizes:

Earn 40 points by logging in once per day

Earn 35O points for watching a video for the entire course

Earn 5O points by asking the expert one time only

Earn 35 points for reading each tip

Earn 75 points for sharing videos 3 times per week

Earn 250 points by completing the Extended Profile

Earn 100 points for clicking on “See more” for Dell Products under Tools

Earn 75 points for each tweet once per day

Earn 150 points for each Facebook Status update

Earn 500 points for taking the survey at end of program

At the end of each week, multiple prizes will be given away to people who have racked up their points so it’s best you do everything each week. It doesn’t matter when you register, you can always catch up. But don’t wait! You want to be included in the weekly drawing. We’ll notify you via email if you’ve won.

During the eighth week, a grand prize and runner-up winner will be selected.

Earn 100 points per Badge if you watch the videos in their entirety for that week

For more info on how SBU works for you, visit our rules.